EVALUATION OF DRT SYSTEMS IN RICHMOND AND SANTA BARBARA

This study evaluated system performance and the economics of a publicly operated demand-responsive transportation system in Richmond, California, and a privately owned and operated demand-responsive transit service in Santa Barbara, California. The systems were evaluated from the viewpoint of users, nonusers, and system operators. The major conclusion from the research was that ownership and operation of demand-responsive transit by the private sector demonstrate significant potential and should be given serious consideration by policy makers. By subsidizing a private operator at approximately $1.00 per passenger-trip, it should be possible for a local government to provide increased mobility to transit- disadvantaged sectors of the population with a greater degree of efficiency and equity than would be possible if the service were operated by a transit district. /Author/

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Urban Transport Service Innovations (Paratransit) and Task Force for Conference on Demand-Responsive Transportation Systems and Other Paratransit Services. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Kadesh, Eileen
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 42-47
• Monograph Title: Demand-responsive transportation systems and other paratransit services
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 608
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Economics; Local government; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Performance; Private transportation; Public transit; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Richmond (California); Santa Barbara (California)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156107
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025834
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1981 12:00AM